As the Operations Head for GHAPL, you will own the P&L and the end-to-end running of the GHAPL bus fleet. You are, for all practical purposes, the owner of these buses — accountable for keeping every bus on the road, running profitably and meeting Cityflo’s service standards every single day. You will lead a ground team responsible for supervision and fuelling, manage a network of sub-vendor bus operators, and be the single point that resolves vendor issues and navigates them with Cityflo.This is a high-ownership, entrepreneurial leadership role best suited to a strong operator who is exceptional at managing vendors.
Role responsibilities - P&L Ownership:
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Own the GHAPL P&L end-to-end — revenue from Cityflo contracts against the full cost of running the fleet (vendorpayouts, fuel, manpower,maintenance, penalties and overheads).
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Drive the fleet towardshealthy unit economics: maximise bus utilisation and revenue per bus while controlling cost per kilometre.
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Track margins at a per-bus and per-route level,identify loss-making assetsearly, and take corrective commercial or operational action.
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Work with Finance to maintain cleanmonthly books for GHAPL and to forecastand protect the bottom line.
Daily Operations— Run the Buses Like an Owner:
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Take complete ownership of the smooth,on-time running of every GHAPL bus, every day — treat each bus as your own asset.
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Ensure maximum fleet availability and uptime: pre-empt breakdowns, plan maintenance, manage spare capacity and minimise cancellations.
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Own fuelling operations end-to-end — reliable supply, fuel cost control,and elimination of leakage/pilferage.
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Ensure every bus meets Cityflo’s standardson punctuality, vehiclecondition, driver behaviourand safety, day in and day out.
Vendor & Sub-Operator Management (core to the role):
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Build, manage and grow a reliablenetwork of sub-vendor bus operators supplyingvehicles under the GHAPLmodel.
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Bethe first and final pointof contact for all vendorissues — payments, deployment disputes, vehicle quality, driver supply, breakdowns and day-to-day friction — and resolve them decisively.
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Negotiate commercials, set clearSLAs, and hold vendors accountable through structured reviews, deductions and incentives.
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Build strong, trust-based relationships that keep vendorscommitted and reliableeven during scale-up and pressure periods.
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Onboard new vendors as the fleet grows and continuously upgradethe vendor mix on cost, reliability and quality.
Ground Team Leadership & Supervision:
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Lead and develop the GHAPL ground team responsible for on-ground supervision, fuelling and daily bus operations.
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Set clear roles, routines and accountability for supervisors and ground staff across hubs and routes.
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Forecast manpower needs in line with the fleet ramp-up and hire, train and retain the right ground team.
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Instil a cultureof discipline, ownershipand quick on-groundproblem-solving.
Navigating Vendor Issues with Cityflo:
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Act as the bridgebetween sub-vendors and Cityflo — translate ground/vendor problems into solutions and escalate the right issues at the right time.
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Coordinate with Cityflo’s operations, finance and contract teams to align on deployment, billing, penalties and service expectations.
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Protect both the vendor relationship and Cityflo’s servicecommitments, balancing the two without letting either side break.
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Represent GHAPL professionally in reviews with Cityflo and surface risks early.
Compliance, Documentation & Audits:
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Ensure all vehicles, drivers and vendors meet statutory, contractual and client compliance requirements (permits, fitness, insurance, driver documents).
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Maintain audit-readiness at all times and clear Cityflo-led and client-led audits without observations.
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Keep clean recordsof vendor agreements, deployment, fuelling, payoutsand incidents.
Cost & ProcessImprovement:
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Identify recurring operational and commercial pain points and fix them at the root.
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Drive continuous improvement in fuel efficiency, vendor cost, utilisation and manpower productivity.
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Build simple review rhythms and trackers that give clear visibility into fleet health, vendor performance and P&L.
What we’re looking for
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5–10 years of operational experience in transportation, fleet operations, logistics, or large-scale field operations, with a strong track record of running operations on the ground.
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Exceptional vendor management skills— proven abilityto manage, negotiate with and hold accountable a network of vendors/operators, and to resolve vendor conflicts under pressure.
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Strong commercial and P&Lacumen — comfortable owninga bottom line,managing costs (fuel,vendor payouts, manpower) and thinking like a business owner.
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Demonstrated experience leadingand building ground teams (supervisors, field staff, drivers).
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High ownership and entrepreneurial mindset — treats the fleet as their own business and is relentless about uptime, service and cost.
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Comfortable being on-ground in hubs, depots and fuellingpoints as much as in front of a laptop.Fluent in Hindi and English; Marathi is a plus.
Location
Mumbai (field + office). Must be open to extensive on-ground presence across hubs and depots in MMR, and to flexible hours aligned with bus operations.
